Vocab #3

Question 0

Fossa

Answer 0

Flat spot on bone usually where another bone attaches

Question 1

Condyle

Answer 1

A rounded protuberance at the end of some bones forming a joining with another bone

Question 2

Foramen/foramina

Answer 2

An opening or hole in a bone

Question 3

Articular

Answer 3

Of or relating to the joints

Question 4

Zygomatic

Answer 4

Located in the area of the zygomatic bone

Question 5

Coracoid

Answer 5

A short projection of the shoulder blade to which part of the bicep is attached

Question 6

Acromion

Answer 6

The outward end of the scapula or shoulder blade

Question 7

Periosteum

Answer 7

A dense membrane of connective tissue that wraps all bones except joints

Question 8

Epiphyseal plate

Answer 8

Cartilage with an epiphysis, makes bone grow longer

Question 9

Glenoid

Answer 9

Having the form of a smooth shallow depression

Question 10

Fantanel

Answer 10

Space between bones in skull of baby where ossification isn’t complete

Question 11

Lumbar

Answer 11

Relating to the lower part of the back

Question 12

Cervical

Answer 12

Of or relating to the neck

Question 13

Facet

Answer 13

A small smooth area on a bone

Question 14

Glabella

Answer 14

The smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows

Question 15

Suture

Answer 15

A seem like immovable junction between 2 bones, usually in skull